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Population Data

You are free to share (i.e. to copy, to distribute and to transmit) and to remix (i.e. to adapt) the presented population data for non-commercial as well as for commercial use under the condition that »City Population« is referenced as source as follows:

Instead of labelling the URL, a hyperlink should be used by web media. In other words, the CC BY 3.0 license holds.

In addition, potential copyrights of the original sources (given in the tables' footnotes) must be observed (typically by specifying the source).

Map Data

The maps and other geospatial data are under the copyright of »City Population« and/or under the copyright of the organizations denoted at the maps. If geospatial data under the "share alike" (CC BY-SA) condition are used, please contact me or use the original download facilities. Coordinate data of places cannot be delivered in general.

Other Data and Resources

All other data and resources, which are specific for »City Population«, like images, programs and appearance are under the copyright of »City Population«.

Privacy Policy

In case of using one of the websites

»City Population« processes personal data. In the following, »City Population« informs about the processing of personal data in accordance to articles 12 to 14 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Controller of the Processing

Für die Verarbeitung Verantwortlicher

Purpose and Form of Processing

»City Population« processes personal data in order to provide content and functionality of its web sites, to respond to contact requests and communicate with its users, to ensure security, to fund its offers, to measure reach and to analyze user behavior.

Access Data / Server Log Files

The web server collects data about every access to the websites of »City Population«. These access data include:

»City Population« uses those protocol data for following purposes:

Access data are deleted after six weeks.

Cookies

A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. For example, it enables the website to remember your actions and preferences over a period.

The use of cookies takes place in the legitimate interest of »City Population« in accordance with article 6 para. 1 f) GDPR, whereby the legitimate interest lies in increasing the user-friendliness or as protection against a misuse of the website.

As a user, you can influence the use of cookies: browsers have an option that restricts or completely prevents the storage of cookies. In addition, already stored cookies can be displayed and deleted by the browser. If multiple browsers are used on one device, the respective settings must be made for each browser. Please note that the usage and in particular the ease of use of the website may be limited without cookies.

»City Population« uses the following cookies on its own responsibility:

Additional cookies are created by the services described below without »City Population« having any direct influence on them.

Google AdSense

»City Population« integrates advertisements (ads) from Google AdSense on its websites. Google AdSense is a remarketing service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. It enables to offer interest-based advertisements to visitors of a website. This service is used in accordance with article 6 para. 1 f) GDPR, whereby the legitimate interest is to refinance the costs of the website by using this type of advertisements.

Google AdSense uses cookies in order to recognize users as visitors. In addition, web beacons are also used. These are invisible graphics that analyze the flow of visitors on a web page. All of this information is provided by Google to its servers in the United States. Google is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement.

For more information about Google's data usage, stetting and opt-out options, visit the following Google Web sites:

»City Population« has no influence on the processing of data by Google. The accuracy of Google's information about the processing of personal data cannot be reliably verified.

Google Maps and Google Charts

»City Population« uses the »Google Maps« service and includes software of »Google Charts«, both provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. These services are used in accordance with article 6 para. 1 f) GDPR, whereby the legitimate interest is to enable the provided functionality of the website and to increase its user-friendliness.

By visiting a page with an integrated map based on »Google Maps« or with a chart based on »Google Charts«, your browser normally establishes a direct connection to Google's servers. This will give Google the information that your computer has accessed that page. This also gives Google the IP address of your computer and information about your browser. Google also receives this information even if you do not have a Google account. If you are logged in to your Google account when the page is accessed, it may be possible for Google to assign this access directly to your account. If you use certain services of Google on your device without having opted out of accessing your location data, Google may also process your location information when accessing a page that integrates »Google Maps«. It is anticipated that Google may use such information in addition to facilitating use, optimization and prevention of misuse, also for promotional purposes.

You get more information by the Google Privacy Policy. »City Population« has no influence on the processing of data by Google. The accuracy of Google's information about the processing of personal data cannot be reliably verified.

EOC Geoservice

»City Population« uses maps of the »EOC Geoservice« provided by Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Linder Höhe, 51147 Köln, Germany. This service is used in accordance with article 6 para. 1 f) GDPR, whereby the legitimate interest is to enable the provided functionality of the website and to increase its user-friendliness.

By visiting a page with an integrated map based on the »EOC Geoservice«, your browser normally establishes a direct connection to DLR's servers. This will give DLR the information that your computer has accessed that page. This also gives DLR the IP address of your computer and information about your browser.

You get more information by the Privacy Policy of DLR. »City Population« has no influence on the processing of data by DLR. The accuracy of DLR's information about the processing of personal data cannot be reliably verified.

WikiData

»City Population« uses the service »WikiData« provided by the Wikimedia Foundation Inc., 1 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA. This service is used in accordance with article 6 para. 1 f) GDPR, whereby the legitimate interest is to enable the provided functionality of the website.

By visiting a page with integrated information from the »WikiData« service, your browser normally establishes a direct connection to Wikimedia's servers (such information is marked by ). This will give WikiMedia the information that your computer has accessed that page. This also gives Wikimedia the IP address of your computer and information about your browser.

You get more information by the Privacy Policy of WikiMedia. »City Population« has no influence on the processing of data by WikiMedia. The accuracy of WikiMedia's information about the processing of personal data cannot be reliably verified.

Further Services Called by User Interaction

»City Population« integrates further services (only) after a corresponding user interaction (i.e. clicking on a button or selecting an item from a list). These services are used in accordance with article 6 para. 1 f) GDPR, whereby the legitimate interest is to enable the provided functionality of the website and to increase its user-friendliness.

In case of using one of the following services, your browser normally establishes a direct connection to a server of the corresponding service provider. This will give service provider the information that your computer has accessed that page. This also gives provider the IP address of your computer and information about your browser.

The following items list the services, their providers and a link to information on the purpose and extent of processing of personal data and to the user rights and setting options:

»City Population« has no influence on the processing of data by the listed service providers. The accuracy of information about the processing of personal data cannot be reliably verified.

Social Media: Web Pages and Plugins

»City Population« maintains pages within social networks and platforms in order to communicate with interested parties and users and to inform them about »City Population«. When visiting web pages of such social media networks and platforms, their terms, conditions and data processing policies hold. »City Population« integrates social-media plugins only after a user interaction (i.e. a click on a link or button) so that no data can be collected or transmitted previously.

In the case that you want to visit web pages of a social network or to use its plugin via a corresponding link or button, you will receive information on the purpose and extent of the processing of personal data as well as on user rights and setting options via the following links to the privacy policies of social-media providers:

»City Population« has no influence on the processing of data by the listed social-media providers. The accuracy of information about the processing of personal data cannot be reliably verified.

Contacting

When contacting »City Population« via e-mail or social media, user's details are processed in accordance with article 6 para. 1 b) GDPR. »City Population« deletes the requests, if they are no longer required. The necessity check happens annually taking legal archiving obligations into account. At the request of a user, an earlier deletion is possible (see below).

User Rights

According to article 15 GDPR a user has the right to get free information on whether personal data of the user are processed and, if so, what personal data are processed. In principle, a copy of the data may be required, unless a legal exception intervenes. In this context, information about the specific circumstances and the expected duration of the processing may also be required. Based on the knowledge of the processing of own data, the following data-subject rights may be considered:

Disclaimers and Limitation on Liability

»City Population« do its best to provide population information to a wide audience, but your use of the services is at your sole risk. »City Population« provides these services on an "as is" and "as available" basis, and expressly disclaims all express or implied warranties of all kinds, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. »City Population« makes no warranty that its services will meet your requirements, be safe, secure, uninterrupted, timely, accurate, or error-free, or that your information will be secure.

Any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through your use of these services is done at your own discretion and risk, and you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download of any such material. You agree that we have no responsibility or liability for the deletion of, or the failure to store or to transmit, any content or communication maintained by the service. »City Population« retains the right to create limits on use and storage at our sole discretion at any time with or without notice.

Despite careful control, »City Population« assumes no liability for the content of external links. The content of referenced pages are the sole responsibility of their providers.

»City Population« will not be liable to you or to any other party for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data, or other intangible losses, regardless of whether we were advised of the possibility of such damage. In the case that applicable law may not allow the exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages, the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you, although our liability will be limited to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Any legal claim that might arise between you and »City Population« must be submitted to courts located in Oldenburg (Oldb.), Germany.